Archive for the 'games' Category

xbox

Friday, December 9th, 2005

cnet puts the xbox 360 through its paces and comes up with 10 reasons not to buy the new microsoft xbox.
The geekyinfo family just purchased a xbox and I am on the look at for good xbox games – anyone have any favorites that they would like to share?
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Civ4 game guide

Sunday, November 20th, 2005

GameSpot have published a very comprehensive guide to Civilisation 4. If you are thinking about buying Civ 4 and you are a new player then check this guide out. If you are an experienced Civ player but learning the Civ 4 ropes then you will find the guide helpful too.

The Gamespot Civilization IV game guide […]

light posting due to civilization IV addiction

Sunday, November 6th, 2005

Help! I am once again in the zombie ‘one more turn’ state.
Civ4 has now been released and I have been one more enjoying being totally emersed in a game. Somehow, no other game has captured me like Civ3 and I can now say that Civ4 has done the same.
If you haven’t purchased your copy yet […]

Gamespot review Civilzsation 4

Thursday, October 27th, 2005

Gamespot have a review of Civilisation 4 that was released in the US yesterday. Unfortunately it wont be released for another week in Australia…. Game Spot have given the new installment in the Civilisation series a 9.4 which is remarkably high for them.
Simply cannot wait.
‘The GoodIntriguing new gameplay options plus even more-refined core gameplay; Great presentation with powerful new […]

Age of Empires 3

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Age of Empires 2 was the start of my strategy game obsession. I have played many RTS strategy games since but nothing beats learning a new game or style for the first time. I now prefer the Civilisation series (more about that soon) but I have a soft spot for the game series that started […]

CIV4

Tuesday, September 27th, 2005

You can pre-order Civilization 4 on Amazon.com. Man, the excitement is building for the next installment of the best startegy game – ever!

Release date: October 24, 2005.
You may order it now and Amazon will ship it to you when it arrives.

Rome: Total War expansion pack

Friday, August 12th, 2005

Rome: Total War expansion pack is due out soon, and in the last few days a small demo has been released to give us a taste. Sometime in September one of the best strategy games available will have an update. Can’t wait!

This demo for the expansion to Rome: Total War includes a tutorial and two […]

Bluetooth Gamepad - The Chainpus BGP-100.

Monday, August 1st, 2005

Bluetooth Gamepad - The Chainpus BGP-100.

ubergizmo posts up a review of a bluetooth gamepad. Looks a bit weird but if you are on the hunt for something to easily control your game characters this could be for you.
In its weird collapse state, the Chainpus BGP-100 Bluetooth gamepad doesn’t look like it amounts to much. Unfolded, […]

Lord of the rings – two new games

Tuesday, July 26th, 2005

 Lord of the rings – two new games

To go with this EA will be releasing two new games. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II is a sequel real-time strategy game based off of the films which will have to make up a lot of ground on its predecessor to actually […]

IGN’s top 100 computer games

Sunday, July 24th, 2005

IGN’s top 100 computer games

This list represents the thoughts, sweat and tears of over 20 IGN editors, all long-time gamers. We voted, we sorted, we yelled, we cried, we took a little nap and eventually this is the list we came up with — our Top 100 Games of All-Time, at least for this year. […]